Artist statement
Natasha Light is currently using photography in combination with her ceramic and paper sculptures to create work in which object and image merge to invoke atmospheric dreamscapes.
Natasha's experience of dance and nature has led to a fascination for structure and movement, expressed by using lighting, shadows, sound and kinaesthetics. Structural ceramic elements are fired, sewn together and then suspended to create sculptures imbued with dynamic and sensual qualities. The process involves dealing with aspects such as tension, rhythm, weight, balance and gravity alongside an exploration of site and lighting to allow the ethereal, physiological qualities to be further developed.
Qualifications and training
- 1999 MA (Ceramics), UWIC, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
- 1998 BDes(Hons) Ceramics, Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland
Solo exhibitions
- 2008 The Sky Is Still There, Solo Exhibition, South Square Gallery, Bradford, Yorkshire
Group exhibitions
- 2011 Graphic Nature, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
- 2009 Form, Lund Gallery, Easingwold, Yorkshire
- 2008 Christmas Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2008 Inside and Out, Alpha House Gallery, Sherborne, Dorset
- 2008 Monochrome, Excellence in Greyscale, Lund Gallery, Easingwold, Yorkshire
- 2007 Breathing Space, Brahm Gallery, Headingley, Leeds, UK
- 2007 Delineate, Patrick Studios, East Street Arts, Leeds, UK
Workshops
- 2006 Sculpture Tours and Workshops, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
Private commissions
- 2009 Plants, Morgan Lovell, London
Projects
- 2007 Get Creative, A dance and sculpture project for 10-11yr olds, Collaboration between East Street Arts and Phoenix Dance, Carriageworks, Leeds
- 2000 Set up a pottery with local residents, Nazha Hewawasama's house, a textile artist., Sri Lanka
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2002 'Dancing Clay' Arts Council Research and Development Fund, Eastthorpe Visual Arts
Educational experience - primary
- 2006 Pottery Club, Hunslet Carr Primary School, Leeds
